Fruit Tart
Making these is a process, it’s why they are often special ordered at bakeries or only offered a couple of days a week. The process, to me, is a pleasure and I love putting them together with love. Then again though, cooking and baking are always love in my kitchen. I hope you’ll take the...
Lemony Battered Fish
If you love the flavor of lemon, these this is definitely the recipe for you. The fish has a wonderfully crispy exterior and soft, flakey interior. I enjoy serving this with lemon butter tricolor rotini and broccoli with lemon wedges.
Toffee Crunch Chocolate Cookies
These cookies are SUPER rich and normally a 1/2 a cookie is all I need to be more than satiated. Their chewy goodness is out of this world. Let them cool so they harden up some, they’ll be super soft and easily breakable out of the oven. Coconut haters, I promise you absolutely cannot taste...
Tamales
Being from California, Mexican food is a staple of our diet LOL. I learned how to make Tamales early on and every so often I get down on Christmas, gather everyone around, and have a Tamalada. I also make these from time to time during the year. While these may seem spicy by reading the...
Pecan Bars
These gooey, chewy, crunchy, soft Pecan Bars hit every note in texture and leave the mouth wanting more. These are truly a pecan lovers dream.
Berry Hand Pies
Berry hand pies are a great quick grab-and-go breakfast, a nice easy snack or an awesome dessert, especially warmed up with some ice cream. These are fairly simple to make and can be totally yours with your choice of berry and maybe adding a little spice like cinnamon, nutmeg, apple pie spice, pumpkin pie spice,...
Berry Chocolate Scones
I’m generally not a fan of scones but these are cake-like and can be switched up with the seasons or your tastes Scones (pronounced like gone) originate from the Scottish ‘bannock’, which is derived from the Gaelic for cake and made using a thin, round, flat combination of oats and wheat flour. As with all of...
Berry Chocolate Cookies
These Berry Chocolate Cookies are amazing because they vary so much depending on what you use, they can be tart from the berry and sweet from chocolate or sweet from the berry while being savory from the chocolate. Here I used Strawberry and White Chocolate but, I have also made these with raspberries, blueberries, and...
Strawberry Madeleines
Madeleines are small sponge cakes with distinct shell-like shapes and while there is no doubt they came from France, their actual origin story has many legends. All I know is they are light little delights of goodness. These can be made with so many different fruits, flavoring through extract, spices, and more. Play with these...
Strawberry-Banana Bread
Living in FL we have an amazing growing season because the sun is usually shining. Beginning of March while much of the rest of the nation is still freezing, we’re rolling out the Strawberry Festival in Plant City which is attended by people from around the world. You can find more information on that here...